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[Vibrant General] oka1:
Well said.......

But, people don't read and many that do don't understand what is being said. That contributes to 1/2 the problem,,,,,,But---

Couldn't agree with you more
[Vibrant General] thegreatcity:
Failure to search pales in comparison to the flat out disrespect and sense of entitlement shown by some members.

As TopShelf said, getting people to search is a problem that pretty much comes with the territory. Also as was mentioned, people want confirmation, or they feel their situation is somehow unique enough to warrant its own topic/post. We were all new once, so this is understandable.

There is no excuse, however, for the selfish behavior of a lot of these people.

Yes this is a rant thread that offers no real solutions, but short of banning anyone who steps out of line (I am not suggesting this should be done), there aren't really any real solutions. Its just good to vent every now and then, that's why its called a rant.
[Vibrant General] Holeblocker:
Problem: People don't read.

Solution: Text-to-speech. (ooo and make it Linda's voice)
[Vibrant General] Paging Dr B:
Well said.

It's nice to see how passionate some of us can get, and I think that's what makes these forums so good. Sadly there's always going to be these idiots who should have purchased iphones that don't know how to read the OP or follow instructions. They just get flash happy and f*ck up their phones then blame it on the dev's all because they don't know how to read. Sadly what those imbeciles don't realize is that they are slowly getting rid of the dev's who make the roms. Without them we'd be stuck with boring devices.

I'd personally like to see more bans. Ask a question that has been answered in the OP: BOOM, warning. Make that same stupid mistake again, BANNED! XDA needs to start weeding out the morons. This isn't a place for brain dead pot smoking teens who dnt no how 2 sp3ll. It's a place for learning, helping and modding.

Ahh it feels nice to rant. ;)
[Vibrant General] Insomaniac10:
HAHA say goodbye to 75% of the members, some might say myself included:D:D

lets face it, its hard to judge members, because every single member is going to have different opinions about every other member.

mho: they need to enforce the rules more. they need to start disclipining. whether its a 2-post noob, or a 2000-post vet....if someone gets disrespectful....drop the hammer. AND DISPLAY DISCPLINE COUNTS ON USER PROFILE AND WHEREVER THEY POST. we have a "thank you meter", how about a "**** you" meter. bad reputation should be meaured as well, so people know who they are dealing with, and members are held accountable for the way they act.

theres too much politics, and THATS the problem. we have noobs being noobs, but we also have old-timers running around thinking they can say whatever to whoever. and to be honest...i get much more upset when someone gets egotistical rather than when someone doesnt search.

theres too much "internet muscle" on this forum, and frankly its embarassing. some dudes seem to think that just cause they know how to mod a services.jar means they have some sort of special talent, which entitles them to some sort of virtual ego. please dude, it aint that hard, a little modesty never hurt anybody.

NO ONE here should be immune to discipline. from noob to dev....same rules for everybody....that is XDAs biggest weakness.
[Vibrant General] hazard99:
Sadly this is just a part of life. The only thing we can do is support our dev’s by providing great user feedback on whatever it is they are working on.

The other thing is just ignoring post that we think we might flame. Why stress ourselves out over such trivial stuff as this. It’s supposed to be fun but we take it to heart.
[Vibrant General] Cito11:
I agree to a certain extent. When I was a beginner I googled and searched. But one solution led to another question and that led to another and so on and so forth. Some people on this site are just vague as hell and expect people to know wtf they're talking about.

For example if someone said to a beginner pull the framework-res.apk, modify it to xxxx, then push it back into system/framework. Do you think that person would understand? People need to be more understanding. Not everyone knows how to do these things.
[Vibrant General] Insomaniac10:
there is a lot of truth behind this...thats why i get annoyed when people yell at noobs and say readreadread searchsearchsearch. really. stFUCKu. hey, internet-forum-bully, youre SO awesome.

sometimes, the easiest way to learn is by doing...however, DOING, is not always the easiest thing in itself.

what about the idea of a "noob" section?? a section where noobs can go in there and feel comfortable asking any question under the sun. that way, the thin-skinned douchebags wont be subjected to it unless they are in the mood to help people out, and enter the section? it will reduce a lot of flaming, guaranteed.
[Vibrant General] demize!:
Also, if you are using the XDA App. There is no search button in the corner. There is only a general search which you must exit the thread your probably inquiring about to use. This will give you only the most broad criteria containg your terms, which is intimadating and confusing to noobs and some old timers too.

Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.
[Vibrant General] Paging Dr B:
True dat. But we do have one, and it's called Q&A. That's where just about all questions should and can be asked. The problem is that most noobs see Q&A and think it means Queens and Anthropology and say "F*** this, i'm going to post in development". The attitude in Q&A is much more lax and you're pretty much guaranteed to have someone walk you through step by step.

Q&A is your friend. =)

I bet most noobs flash a rom before reading the bible post. It upsets me when someone is like "OMG I BRICKED" and they then ask how to use ODIN. I mean would you take your $200,000 rally car out for a race on your first day with it without knowing how to drive it, or would you learn how to use it and practice before racing cliff-side? Seems like most of these guys would drive off a cliff and ask how to fix it after. OMG my car exploded, need to revert to stock.
[Vibrant General] trunkstar1:
Lol. Youve got people encouraging others to read read read and search search search and others admitting they couldnt even make it through the "entire" OP. Its a little funny.

Vibrant, Bionix-v 1.3, Voodoo...
[Vibrant General] Cito11:
A rant in a rant thread :), hijacking your **** bioootch. :D

I'm sick of all this elitist ****. I've seen alot of members talking **** "oh noob this noob that gtfo! read read read". That **** in totally unnecessary especially from the people it comes from, people who are noobs themselves. If TW or Eugene etc etc call me a noob or ask me "wtf didn't you read?" I'd answer "sir, yes sir!" or some other generic compliant statement. If you aren't making and/or heavily modifying roms/kernels etc, then you have no right to call anyone a noob. Also theming doesn't make you a dev, just wanted to throw that out there.
[Vibrant General] newspeak:
I have been at points where I was totally lost and know that regardless of how I asked a question or where it was put I would be yelled at.....the search function on this site can be confusing ....the bible is alot less complete for the vibrants then other phones I have seen...there is no guide to use oden to its fullest for instance ....and it can be really frustrating when you thought you had a handle on things and then something blows up on you....reading comprehension is a problem but sometimes things are poorly written....I know its a pain in the ass to write out instructions but step by step instructions can help to reduce confusion
[Vibrant General] jamesd86:
No, ask the question in the Q&A forum and you probably won't get yelled at. If you do you should report the person's post.

Edit: I also noticed how noone says anything to the reading handicapped ppl who post questions outside of the Q&A forum where they belong. I guess I can start. :)
[Vibrant General] newspeak:
When its an issue specific to a certain rom posting in Q&A doesn't seem to make much sense, ...stop yelling at me .... ;)
[Vibrant General] jamesd86:
But if you are going to bother starting a whole new topic on the question, yes it does make sense to post in the Q&A forum. Btw, I'm not yelling, I'm speaking loudly. ;)
[Vibrant General] newspeak:
oh i wouldn't start a new topic in development ...thats not really what i was talking about ...anyway
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
You are not a mod, quit posting undeeded posts please.
[Vibrant General] Insomaniac10:
Holy ****....same dude....time to bust out a link to the infamous wannabe mods?? :P

Sent from my pocket rocket!
[Vibrant General] jamesd86:
If noone bothers to tell ppl they are posting in the wrong section, how will they know? On the questions I think I can help with I try to help as well as point out that we have a forum where they should direct future questions.
[Vibrant General] jellette:
I try to respond to every question I can get to in my releases - when I can't then another knowledgeable person usually does it for me.

I do, at times, start to get a little annoyed when the question posted is answered in the OP. Or, and this really bugs me, when my flashing instructions are questioned - they only add 10 more seconds to the flash...

That's my semi-rant inside a rant thread.. lol, I don't rant much..
[Vibrant General] vibrant2010:
If I or anyone else have to tell someone how to use a simple Google search feature then IMHO they shouldn't be flashing roms etc. Because then that means they will not be able to fix what they will surely break. After a while you have to pop the titty out of the mouth and use the grown up pants. And if you use the Google powered search at the top of the page I find it yeilds better results. But no one had to tell me that I found out by trail and error and a good dose of common sense.

Sent from my CM7 powered Vibrant
[Vibrant General] vibrant2010:
Thank you....:-) you can rant anytime you'd like.

Sent from my CM7 powered Vibrant
[Vibrant General] N8ter:
This.

I think I wrote in another thread "no wonder F/OSS has no/terrible documentation." That's why. People who post (not all, just most) in those development forums seem to have no technical writing skills at all. The writeups are terrible. Half the time there's no changelog or a section for known issues. Links to other sites that require registration to get the information you need.

It's all just terribly unhelpful and it leads to a lot of redundant questions and redundant references to other posts.

Sorry, I got rid of my trash email accounts (even made AOL delete mine there). I don't have time to register for every random dev's ugly website.

That's why I stay out of the development forum, and anything that has anything to do with it.

This site is great for keeping up with latest developments in the industry (knowing whan mfgr is planning to offer an official update for a device, which devices are on the horizon, common issues with devices (i.e. Hardware Locks phones back when), rogue apps, etc. etc...

But Search is a Mess, The development sections for some phones are a mess, and some of the developers are just disingenuous with the way they hide information behind their own personal walled garden requiring registration.

I know when I was trying to look up ROMs and stuff TW or someone has a website that requires registration, and the threads here are 20+ pages of basically spam posts (no one knows how to click thanks). That basically discouraged me off the bat (has nothing to do with their ROM itself, obviously), and I will never again consider it because it seems to be the standard by which they conduct themselves. Registration for forum access: Yes. Registration to get information about the ROM, Changlog, Known Issues, etc.? Hell No.
[Vibrant General] Master&Slave™:
+200 on this ^^^^^^ lol!!
[Vibrant General] Gopena:
Actually, the thread says "Problems switching between 2G and 3G when data is connected-you may get unreliable data connection" as of writing. That's a little vague...

Also, if you have such a big problem with xda members, just leave and stick to the devs personal forums.

Except... Well, there ARE two different guides/assistances on two different sections that should, for all intensive purposes, stop people like that from posting useless topics (The ones I refer to are NOOB GUIDE at the top of Q&A and the AIO Toolbox at the top of Android Dev) but hey since people don't read, ever, they need some reminding from time to time. We are lucky to have these resources, considering that other devices from other mfgs don't necessarily have such thorough documentation, and yet people ignore them.
[Vibrant General] bartek25:
oh im sorry ....i thought we are on facebook . :P
[Vibrant General] dpaul007:
What's funny is that the people that your complaining about, (the ones that never read) will never read this thread.
[Vibrant General] SimeonAS89:
I agree 100% with this! This is how the forums at Crackberry were. People would develop, leak, etc and in the end nobody appreciated anything and thats why I left (plus I converted to Android). We should have the meters in our profile like noted above, plus banning should definitely be enforced more. I admire this topic from the OP, but like most have said, its just the way it is.
[LG Optimus 2x] Der_Caveman:
Hi there!

Can somebody upload /proc/config.gz?

TIA,

Der_Caveman.
[LG Optimus 2x] yyhoney:
Here

http://www.multiupload.com/HRU9DCE5J3

Korean op2x

kernel 2.6.32.9

android version 2.2.2
[LG Optimus 2x] Der_Caveman:
Thank you!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] blasteralfred:
Hi,

Recently I have upgraded to cotulla's wm6.1 ROM. I have a JAM with 128 mb RAM. On my battery panel, I can see my Main (Li-ion) and Backup (NiMH) batteries. When I had WM2003, I can work until my main battery meter become completely 0 and the device will work on backup battery. But now, I am getting red warning light when my main battery meter become low, and the device turns off even if the backup battery is showing 100%. Does anybody know the reason for this?? Is anything wrong with the registry?? Pls reply to solve me the problem.. :(

Thanks in advance... :)

blasteralfred
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Hakim Rahman:
this, you just try to use nueBatteryTP2GSM to overcome
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Lukasek112:
It is wrong when copying in Windows

It shows 0% battery :(
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] blasteralfred:
Not working..... :( resulted a ROM crash... :( and made me to Hard reset.. :(

Even I downloaded and installed original nueBatteryTP2GSM cab file latest version.. but no use.. :(
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] japhule:
Another Tegra powered game available now that the XOOM has been launched. Works well on the gtab.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.halfbrick.fruitninjathd&feature=search_result
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Mantara:
Very cool. Hopefully more companies decide to jump on the bandwagon too.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] muerteman:
Somebody who bought this,

Does this have any more stuff in it than just the original game, or just better graphics. Im content saving the three bucks since I already have the original if there is nothing else new. Thanks
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] punchemcface:
Also has a vs mode and new backgrounds/blades.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Deejay.vilas:
is there a chance to play the THD version of fruit ninja on a non-tegra phone? i mean a high end smartphone like SGS or nexus or whatever :) with a hack of course...is there a hope? :(
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] deccangroove:
The original Fruit Ninja looks gorgeous already on 3 to 4 inch screens so the THD version may seem like an an overkill for them. In fact i run the THD version on my Gtab and normal version on my HTC Desire and they look exactly the same.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Mantara:
That's the point though... imho... 4 inches streached to 10 looks like drippy monkey poo. Something DESIGNED for 10 inches looks it should with no pixelation.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] flipovich:
This game is fun, imho :-) and well done graphics-wise.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] vamp6x6x6x:
Same thing I was wondering bc I would think that my Vibrant should be more then able to handle some tegra games.
[Xoom General] falconeight:
So I do a search in the market and it returns say 1012 results. I get about 18 on a page. How do I get to the other pages? I see a arrow but it doesn't do anything.
[Xoom General] opie2l:
I have the same question?
[Xoom General] falconeight:
on regular market pages it just scrolls down.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xfranchize:
Im tired of going trough the lockscreen just to change my music, is there controls that will help us move through songs from ohr lockscreen, just like the inspire have?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotleadsingerguy:
WidgetLocker can do it. There was a pretty big thread about that stickied in the Themes and Apps forum I think
[G2 and Desire Z General] darkspadez:
So I got the Samsung Galaxy S 4G on friday and idk what it is but im iffy on it. I like everything about it no complaints but the G2 has been on my eye since it came out. So im asking you all with your own experience with the G2 if i should go return and get one.
[G2 and Desire Z General] martonikaj:
Haven't personally used the galaxy S 4g. Is it the same as the previous one, but with a new radio in it basically? Seems to be the case.

The G2 is a great phone and I'm sure you'll obviously get mostly positive reviews in the G2 section, but its up to you really. At this point in time, unfortunately, the G2 is starting to get a bit dated (sad considering it just came out in September), but then again the GS 4G is gonna be shadowed by the newer Galaxy S II devices coming out soon as well all the same. I would put them in the same group really.

The phones are quite different, considering that the G2 is stock android and a keyboard slider, whereas the Galaxy S 4G has a customized TouchWiz UI and no keyboard. Performance is about the same I'm sure, but its really up to your preferences at that point. The GS 4G has a front facing camera, and a slightly faster processor (out of the box that is, you can overclock the G2 just as much), and other than that, not much. The biggest deal is which form factor you like more.

If you plan on rooting your phone and going that route, and that is something that is important to you, maybe you should look and see how the dev communities of each phone suit you. This also means that the stock software differences between the 2 wont really matter because you'll be putting custom ROMs on it anyways then.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Deleted member 2182971:
If the Vibrant 4g is the same thing as the Vibrant except for the 4g chip, go for the g2. I came from a Vibrant to a g2, and I wish I had done it earlier. The g2 is faster straight out of the box, no stupid lagfixes needed. I was at first concerned about going from a 1ghz chip to an 800, but the g2 blows the Vibrant away, even without overclocking.
[G2 and Desire Z General] lainvalenajr:
Yea lol so true but I wouldn't mind having a phone with a bigger screen since I peronally like big screens but that's me. As for the G2 its a fast phone, never shows lag even if you have filled the screen with wigets
[G2 and Desire Z General] Cheeze[iT]:
To me the vibrant was light and simple. Great for calls and watching movies and listening to music. I do a lot more on my G2. Emails, more texting... I just feel more productive with a keyboard.
[G2 and Desire Z General] lainvalenajr:
I feel yea. I do some of my essays on my phone. (Document to go app)
[G2 and Desire Z General] GhostZini:
G2 all the way baby. Screw that galaxy bull****. Screen size diff ain't that big a deal hombre.

G2 with meXdroid GingerMex Habanero
[G2 and Desire Z General] TJBunch1228:
Word... To be honest, you really don't notice much of a difference between the 2 screen sizes. Watching Inception on 4 inches vs 3.7 is not going to show you what you were missing out on. It's still a tiny screen for movies. The difference with the screen will be the LCD vs SAMOLED. Its nice, but not worth everything else the G2 has, from amazing hardware, software and dev support to the camera flash and slide out keyboard.

Unless you do some serious video chatting, I'd get a G2 and wait to majorly upgrade in 6 months or so when we have a bunch of dual cores on the market.
[G2 and Desire Z General] jkat797:
Trust me, go with the galaxy s, once you root it you will love it. It has a faster processor than the g2, a bigger screen, a super amoled display, and is thinner and more durable. I felt the same way you feel at first about my galaxy s, but now this is the only phone I want. Its AMAZING.
[G2 and Desire Z General] romdroid.:
g2 or the desire z is a good phone..except the keyboard and the ****ing loose hinge..
[G2 and Desire Z General] TJBunch1228:
Let me preface this by saying to each his own. I would never discourage someone from trying any other Android phone. That being said.... I have never used a Fascinate but had a Vibrant and LOVED it until I realized how awesome the G2 is. The problem is, the ONLY way to love that phone, is to root it. And even then, a lagfix must be implemented for decent performance. I remember when I shat my pants because the Vibrant could be OC'd to 1.4gzh and show me a Quad of 2300. My G2 can do that if I submerge it in the toilet and run Rhapsody while I OC and run the benchmark (hyperbole alert).

Maybe the GPS is fixed on the SGS4G, but it was awful on the Vibrant for so many people. It's durability is easily questionable, as it feels like it is made of dollar store parts. It only has a faster processor out of the box. The G2 is capable of much, MUCH more.

Bottom line, IMO, if one is better than the other, the differences come down to user preference and not general real world experience. Team Whiskey makes some AMAZING ROMs for the Vibrant, but CM is barely limping along with bug after bug. And I don't even know for sure that Vibrant ROMs can be run on the SGS4G, or how complicated that particular Port is.
[G2 and Desire Z General] darkspadez:
Thanks for the input guys I have 1 week to decide what to do. I was wondering what the Quad for the G2 is just off the bat because mine is only about 975.
[G2 and Desire Z General] stumpyz9:
i have used a few phones beforee settling on my g2. one of htem was the samsung captivate which is basically the galaxy s 4g in a different body and without the 4g. i can tell you that the g2 is way better. samsung makes th galaxy s phones really crappy(all plastic) and probably wont ever give the new galaxy s an update that all of the other galaxy s users are still waiting for(2.2!).
[G2 and Desire Z General] brfield:
I have had stock Quad scored range from 1500 - 2000, rooted and OC'd I can get in the 3000's
[G2 and Desire Z General] scottmog:
if i were you then i would exchange them, but i cant work without a physical keyboard
[G2 and Desire Z General] HotShotAzn:
I have a regular Vibrant and a G2 (one is a work phone). Both rooted on custom ROMs. G2 is on CM7 while Vibrant is still on Froyo.

If they could have put the Vibrant screen on the G2, it would be the best phone on the market. I'm not saying just because of the keyboard, but the G2 is a more solid phone over all. It's faster (albeit, overclocked) over all.

To each his own though. Having CM7 is worth it for me.
[G2 and Desire Z General] creativedevil:
IMO G2/Desire Z is one of the best phones out there and is worth the money. I have been using it since december, been back and forth between nexus one, desire, desire z and i am finally picking up my dz back. not letting it go this time... love this phone... it really rocks...